Building Hope: Shalom Toronto unites with Africa in a benefit dinner supporting the Space of Peace in Lubango
Last Saturday, September 12, Shalom Toronto held the Building Hope Gala Dinner, a benefit dinner aimed at raising funds for the construction of the Shalom Catholic Community’s Educational Space of Peace in Lubango, Angola. The initiative aims to contribute to building a welcoming space for education and care for children and adolescents living in extreme poverty. The evening brought together 87 guests and 15 volunteers who, with generosity and a missionary spirit, united for this project. More than just a fundraising night, the Building Hope Gala Dinner was an opportunity to make the communion of the Shalom Mission concrete in favor of those in greatest need, recognizing in each gesture of generosity a sign of Divine Providence. A mission already ...

Chaves Expedition 2026.2 promotes integration, care and evangelization at the Espaço de Paz Olympics
From August 17 to 30, the Shalom Volunteer Program held another edition of the Chaves Expedition, on Marajó Island, in the Brazilian state of Pará. The initiative brought together 11 volunteers from different regions of Brazil, who joined the 10 missionaries serving in the mission of the Espaço de Paz (“Space of Peace”) in Chaves, along with volunteers from the region itself. Together they supported the activities of the Espaço de Paz, a socio-educational service of the Shalom Catholic Community, and the work carried out with local families. This time, the expedition centered on the Espaço de Paz Olympics, offering the children, adolescents and young people served by the center moments of fellowship, learning, sport, culture and spirituality. The program ...
Festa da Cátedra de São Pedro

The joy of celebrating the Eucharist in the heart of the Vatican
The experience of being in Rome during the Shalom Convention 2026 will take on an even deeper meaning with the celebration of the Eucharist in the heart of the Vatican. Gathered as one family, members of the Shalom Catholic Community will have the opportunity to profess the same faith beside the tomb of Saint Peter, recalling the centrality of the Church and the mission to proclaim Christ to the world. The celebration has already been confirmed for November 19, when members of the Community will take part in Holy Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica. The celebration will be part of the Convention program and one of the highlights of the pilgrimage to Rome, bringing participants together in prayer at the ...

“It Is Love That Moves the World”: Pope Leo XIV Calls Young People to Responsibility and Hope
During his visit to the 47th Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the power of encounter, proposed the “realism of mercy” in the face of war, inequality, and division, and invited young people to take an active role in building a civilization of love. Fr. Silvio Scopel, International Assistant of the Shalom Catholic Community, attended the event.